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U.S. President Barack Obama and Pope Francis met on Thursday, an event that was expected to focus on the fight against poverty and skirt moral controversies over abortion and gay rights.
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Obama tells the EU to take politically difficult steps to develop their own resources tor reduce reliance on Russia.
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The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds sharply differing views among the political parties about the reasons for wealth and poverty.
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Former private equity exec Bruce Rauner is trying to win the blue-state governorship of Illinois by avoiding Romney's mistakes in 2012.
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More than 80 percent view the economy as just fair or poor, almost unchanged from the fourth-quarter, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.
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The CNBC All-America Survey finds that 56 percent of Americans would view it as acceptable if a business sold marijuana in their city.
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Three members of the U.S. Secret Service detail that protects President Obama were sent home for disciplinary reasons.
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The U.S. unemployment rate will fall below 6 percent by the end of this year, a Federal Reserve official said on Wednesday.
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Target missed opportunities to thwart the hackers responsible for the unprecedented holiday shopping season data breach, a Senate report said Tuesday.
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New York and Kentucky seem to be doing more than their fair share of the work in signing up the uninsured in Obamacare.
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Obama said that because of the revelations about U.S. spying, the United States needs to win back the trust of governments and citizens.
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Democrats face a tough trend in which the party controlling the White House generally loses seats in the sixth year, POLITICO's Ben White says.
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The Supreme Court will consider whether businesses can object to a law that requires employers to provide insurance that covers birth control.
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The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a proposal for an overhaul of the NSA's once-secret bulk phone records program. The NYT reports.
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The Fed "tried to say very explicitly" that "the expectations have not changed," Philly Fed President Charles Plosser tells CNBC.
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"Customers should be allowed to buy products that fit their need," the Florida Republican says.
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U.S. President Barack Obama sought support from European allies and China on Monday to isolate Russia over its seizure of Crimea.
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Does the National Security Agency's Internet snooping reach into the email inboxes of former occupants of the White House?
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Minneapolis Fed Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota has no plans to make a habit of saying "no," people familiar with his thinking say.
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If the pipeline isn't built, some experts say, "the most toxic fossil fuel on the planet" will still find its way to the surface. NBC News reports.
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G-7 nations are to hold talks on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit on Monday to consider their response to Russia annexing Crimea.
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